Al-Nahl A Quarterly Publication of Majlis Ansarullah, U.S.A. Q2/2006 Vol. 17 No. 2 Starting with the 8th chair from the left, Sahibzadah Mirza Masroor Ahmad (now Khalifatul-Masih V, ayyadahullahu ta‘ala binasrihil-‘aziz), Syed Sajid Ahmad and Maulana Abdur-Razzaq Butt, with students and staff at the TI Ahmadiyya Secondary Commercial School, Salaga, Ghana, West Africa, in 1977. Al-Nahl NONPROFIT Published by Majlis Ansarullah, U.S.A., ORGANIZATION An Auxiliary of The Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, U.S.A. U.S. POSTAGE 15000 Good Hope Rd, Siver Spring MD 20905 PAID Printed at the Fazl-i-Umar Press. CHAUNCEY, OH Postmaster: Send address changes to PERMIT NO 2 P.O. Box 226, Chauncey, OH 45719 Hadrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih V, ayyadahullah, signing the guest book at the Ta‘limul-Islam Ahmadiyya College in Ghana (1904) Above: Maulana Abdul-Wahhab Adam, Amir and Missionary In Charge, Ghana, with Jama‘at dignitaries, Top Left: Ahmadiyya mosque in Saltpond, Ghana, towers over the neighborhood on a street next to the Late Hasan Ata and Mr Addu, is being introduced to two competing school soccer teams before a game. ocean. Top Right: Prominent against the lush green of Fomena, mosque built by Kamaluddin stands out Below: Maulana Abdul Wahhab Adam with devotees serving Islam in Ghana. From right, Maulana as a spiritual haven. Minarets were designed by Syed Sajid Ahmad. Bottom Left: A sea of Ahmadis from Naseer Chaudhry, Abdur Rafique Jadran (Rochester, MN), Kamaluddin, ?, Maulana Ali Haider Upal, all over Ghana gathered under banners and the shade of tall palm trees next to the ocean every year for the Muhammad Rafi, Maulana Sultan Mahmud Anwar, Dr Sardar Hameed Ahmad, Maulana Wahhab Adam, annual gathering in Saltpond. Bottom Right: A group proceeding to the venue filling the air with Dr Khalid Hashmi (Vancouver, Canada), Chaudhry Muhammad Sharif and Sajid. (Circa 1975-76) proclamations in unison like faktubna ma‘ashshahidin (so write us among the witnesses) on their way. 2 39 ‚√äÆöZ „øäÆöZ IFZ ‚±ÖI Majlis Ansarullah, U.S.A. Majlis Ansarullah, U.S.A., is an auxiliary of the National Majlis ‘ãmilah Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam, Inc. U.S.A., 15000 Good Hope Road, Silver Spring, MD 20905, U.S.A. It Majlis Ansarullah, U.S.A. consists of Ahmadi Muslim men over the age of 40. 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About Al-Nahl—21 Nasir M Malik Ahmadiyya Movement in Razzaq and Farida (Dr. Yusef Lateef): A story for Islam, Inc., Glossary—37 children. $1.50/copy. U.S.A. About Ansarullah U.S.A.—38 Page 38 ·©¿öZ - Al-Nahl Q2/2006 Quranic Guidelines on Khilafat Glossary Majlis : Society, organization. Maulana Muhammad Ismail Munir (1928-2004) A™madiyyat XÕûdøäZ : Muslim sect believing ‘æ®õ Hañrat Mirzå Ghulåm A™mad to be the Majlis Ansarullåh ‰æöZf£≥úZ ‘æ®õ (Organization of Promised Messiah and Mahdi, peace be on him Helpers of God): The organization of all Ahmadi men aver 40 years of age. ‘alaihissalåm wαöZ ‰√æì : peace be on him Malf·Âåt \£í¬πæõ : sayings of the Promised First prophet Adam (alaihissalam) was called Khalifah (Vicegerent) al-™amdu lillāh çûÇùÆ øjÖ÷cÆ÷C : All praise belongs to Messiah, 'alaihissalåm. Allah. Maulana: our master, our lord, our chief. Title of al-na™l (pronounced anna™l): the bee respect for Muslim religious scholars. Āmilah: a committee of workers .Revered person ﻭَ ﺇِ ﺫﹾ ﻗﹶ ﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺭَ ﺑﱡ ﻚَ ﻟِ ﻠﹾ ﻤَ ﻼﹶ ﺋِ ﻜﹶ ﺔِ ﺇِﻧﱢﻲ ﺟَ ﺎ ﻋِ ﻞﹲ ﻓِﻲ ﺍ ﻷَ ﺭْ ﺽِ ﺧَ ﻠِ ﻴ ﻔﹶ ﺔﹰ ﻗﹶ ﺎ ﻟﹸ ﻮ ﺍﹾ ﺃﹶ ﺗَ ﺠْ ﻌَ ﻞﹸ ﻓِﻴﻬَﺎ ﻣَﻦ ﻳُ ﻔﹾ ﺴِ ﺪُ ﻓِ ﻴ ـ ﻬَ ـ ﺎ Ansår f£≥úZ : Helpers. Members of Majlis Ansarullah. Mu‘allim ‚æ∑õ : teacher tutor, local missionary in ﻭَ ﻳَ ﺴْ ﻔِ ﻚُ ﺍﻟﺪﱢﻣَﺎﺀ ﻭَ ﻧَ ﺤْ ﻦُ ﻧُ ﺴَ ﺒﱢ ﺢُ ﺑِ ﺤَ ﻤْ ﺪِ ﻙَ ﻭَ ﻧُ ﻘﹶ ﺪﱢ ﺱُ ﻟﹶ ﻚَ ﻗﹶ ﺎ ﻝﹶ ﺇِﻧﱢﻲ ﺃﹶ ﻋْ ﻠﹶ ﻢُ ﻣَﺎ ﻻﹶ ﺗَ ﻌْ ﻠﹶ ﻤُ ﻮ ﻥﹶ ayyadahullåhu ta‘ålå bina”rihil-‘az∏z, Ahmadiyya community. And when thy Lord said to the angels: ‘I am about to place a vicegerent in the earth, ØûØ∑öZ yÆ≥¿Ö ˘£∑Ü ‰æöZ y¨ûZ : May Allah support him Muballigh ¤æ§õ : bearer of news, notifier, ‘they said: ‘Wilt Thou place therein such as will cause disorder in it, and shed blood?— with His Mighty Help informer, messenger. A missionary in Chanda: y¨¿å Monetary contribution, donation. and we glorify Thee with Thy praise and extol Thy holiness.’ He answered: ‘I know Ahmadiyya community. chanda ijtima: contribution towards ijtima‘ what you know not.’(2:31) expenses mū”ī, moosee, musee, moosi Áè¬õ : one who has dars ifd : A reading. A teaching. willed. Nāsir: helper. A member of Majlis Ansarullah. da‘wat ilallåh: : calling towards ‰æöZ ˘Z \¬ìd rañiyallåhu 'anhu: ‰¿ì ‰æöZ Áêf : May Allah be Prophet David was also made a Khalifa God pleased with him. Hañrat, Hazrat: \Æ¥ä : His Holiness ra™imahullåh ‰æöZ ‰øäf : May Allah have Ijtimå‘, Ijtema : Rally. mercy on him o£ø•âZ ﻳَﺎ ﺩَ ﺍ ﻭُ ﻭ ﺩُ ﺇِﻧﱠﺎ ﺟَ ﻌَ ﻠﹾ ﻨَ ﺎ ﻙَ ﺧَ ﻠِ ﻴ ﻔﹶ ﺔﹰ ﻓِﻲ ﺍ ﻟﹾ ﺄﹶ ﺭْ ﺽِ ﻓﹶﺎﺣْﻜﹸﻢ ﺑَ ﻴْ ﻦَ ﺍ ﻟ ﻨﱠ ﺎ ﺱِ ﺑِ ﺎ ﻟﹾ ﺤَ ﻖﱢ ﻭَﻟﹶﺎ ﺗَ ﺘﱠ ﺒِ ﻊِ ﺍﻟﹾﻬَﻮَﻯ ﻓﹶ ﻴُ ﻀِ ﻠﱠ ﻚَ ﻋَﻦ Jamå‘at Õì£øâ : Community, Organization “adr f¨è : President. Jumu‘ah ‰∑øâ : Friday. ”allallåhu 'alaihi wasallam ‚æçz ‰√æì ‰æöZ ˙è : peace .Khalīfah: vicegerent and blessings of Allah be upon him ﺳَﺒِﻴﻞِ ﺍ ﻟ ﻠﱠ ﻪِ ﺇِ ﻥﱠ ﺍ ﻟﱠ ﺬِ ﻳ ﻦَ ﻳَ ﻀِ ﻠﱡ ﻮ ﻥﹶ ﻋَﻦ ﺳَﺒِﻴﻞِ ﺍ ﻟ ﻠﱠ ﻪِ ﻟﹶ ﻬُ ﻢْ ﻋَ ﺬﹶ ﺍ ﺏٌ ﺷَ ﺪِ ﻳ ﺪٌ ﺑِﻤَﺎ ﻧَﺴُﻮﺍ ﻳَ ﻮْ ﻡَ ﺍ ﻟﹾ ﺤِ ﺴَ ﺎ ﺏِ O David, We have made thee a vicegerent in the earth; so judge between men with Khalifatul-Masih —√±˚Z Êπ√æã : Successor to the ”alåt |¬æè : Formal Prayer offered according to a Promised Messiah, ‘alaihissalam. justice, and follow not vain desire, lest it should lead thee astray from the way of Allah.’ prescribed procedure.